Ministry of Rural Development
Participation of Women under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act , 2005, requires that priority shall be given to women in such a way that at least one-third of the beneficiaries shall be women who have registered and requested for work.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  is a gender-neutral Scheme which promotes participation of women by providing wage parity with men, provision of separate schedule of rates of wages for women, facilities for crèche, work-side sheds for children, and child care services. In convergence with National Rural Livelihood Mission , women mates have also been introduced, which again facilitate the participation of women. The Scheme also endeavours to provide works near the residence of the beneficiaries.
The rates of participation of women  under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23 are given at below:
Annexure
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The rates of participation of women  in Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.
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Sl. No.
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State/UT
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Percentage of women participation
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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59.90
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60.07
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57.26
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57.82
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60.51
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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38.69
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40.47
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41.33
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44.73
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45.85
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3
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Assam
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41.08
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41.77
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44.08
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47.57
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47.50
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4
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Bihar
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51.74
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55.83
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54.63
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53.19
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56.35
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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50.05
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50.70
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50.50
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51.62
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53.16
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6
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Goa
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70.67
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75.59
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76.55
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78.40
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78.40
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7
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Gujarat
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44.53
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45.13
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46.52
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46.62
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47.77
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8
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Haryana
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50.05
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50.59
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48.80
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52.67
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59.54
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9
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Himachal Pradesh
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63.26
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62.75
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61.05
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62.53
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64.77
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10
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Jammu and Kashmir
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29.98
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32.93
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31.67
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33.34
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30.67
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11
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Jharkhand
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39.22
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41.31
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42.56
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45.61
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47.55
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12
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Karnataka
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48.59
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49.12
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49.47
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50.13
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51.90
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13
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Kerala
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90.41
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89.80
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90.49
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89.61
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89.82
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14
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Ladakh
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NA
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60.65
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61.46
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62.23
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61.78
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15
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Madhya Pradesh
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36.54
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38.12
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40.50
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41.05
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41.77
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16
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Maharashtra
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44.87
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43.41
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42.93
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43.67
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44.73
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17
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Manipur
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47.41
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48.99
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52.03
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52.58
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50.88
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18
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Meghalaya
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50.15
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50.51
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51.37
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50.61
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51.49
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19
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Mizoram
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38.15
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50.86
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56.82
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47.75
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48.20
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20
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Nagaland
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31.56
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35.63
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36.31
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38.15
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42.91
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21
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Odisha
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41.99
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43.30
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44.74
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46.14
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47.94
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22
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Punjab
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60.73
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58.79
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56.92
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60.42
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66.55
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23
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Rajasthan
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66.07
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67.33
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65.68
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66.68
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68.17
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24
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Sikkim
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50.93
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51.07
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51.17
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52.65
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54.52
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25
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Tamil Nadu
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85.40
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86.30
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85.37
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85.70
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86.41
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26
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Telangana
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62.80
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61.50
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58.06
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59.18
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61.53
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27
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Tripura
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46.19
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47.03
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47.62
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47.53
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48.44
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28
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Uttar Pradesh
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35.28
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34.28
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33.57
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37.25
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37.75
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29
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Uttarakhand
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55.15
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56.62
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55.14
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55.51
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56.66
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30
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West Bengal
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48.18
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47.93
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45.20
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46.75
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47.96
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31
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Andaman and Nicobar
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63.59
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59.43
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54.66
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54.10
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58.97
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32
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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33
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Lakshadweep
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37.25
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11.63
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13.04
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0.00
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26.67
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34
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Puducherry
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87.64
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86.79
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86.82
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87.59
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87.48
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National
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54.60
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54.79
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53.20
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54.82
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57.43

This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.